Discuss the Implications of Testing Infants

question 67

Essay

Discuss the implications of testing infants. What are the advantages and disadvantages of such procedures?

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Definitions:

Stimulus Generalization

The psychological phenomenon where a response learned for one stimulus is involuntarily elicited by similar stimuli.

Higher-Order Conditioning

A form of learning in which a stimulus is paired with a previously conditioned stimulus, creating the same conditioned response without directly being paired with the unconditioned stimulus.

Response Renewal

The reemergence of a previously extinguished response following a change in context.

Extinction

In psychology, the process by which a conditioned response diminishes and disappears following repeated exposure without reinforcement.